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Fractured Crystals

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While I do enjoy supernatural or things of that nature. This book just wasn't for me. I couldn't get into the story. I did not find this book enjoyable at all.

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I picked this book up but wasn't familiar with the series. If I had read the first three, I might have a different opinion. As a fourth book, I was able to pick up much of what occurred previously in part because of the repetition. Overall, I'm not sure how this book advances the series or added to the tension of the story arc. Titles are important to me when selecting a book, but I don't really understand how this title fits the book.

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Book #4 in the Fury Falls Inn series sees another brother, Daniel return to the family inn to help in a time of need. His sister Cassie has asked all of her brothers to come home and help after the death of her mother while her father is away. The Fairhope siblings have learned that they all possess magical powers. Cassie in particular, is destined to be an incredibly strong witch. Trying to protect Cassie from their evil aunts and a serial killer determined to rid the world of witches, the brothers have decided to stay in Fury Falls, finding romance and rediscovering the joys of being a family once again.

Overall, the book is ok., but nothing actually happens. There is a lot of talking but no doing. The most exciting part of the book is that Cassie gains a familiar. The threat from the aunts makes no sense. They tell the Fairhope siblings that they will be staying at the inn and the siblings are like, “OK”. No one tells them no. They just whine about having them there. The serial killer threat? Meh. Not scary or threatening.

This installment is supposed to be about Daniel. Unfortunately though, Daniel really just plays a supporting character role. Cassie and Flint are the starts of the novel and they are boring. Cassie might be one of the most Mary Sue characters ever. Other than being naive, she’s perfect. Daniel on the other hand, is almost a blank slate. He talks about how devastated he was to be thrown out at 15, but forgives his mother when she says simply says sorry. That’s the extent of his emotional depth. I didn’t buy the tepid romance between him and Willa. Honestly, I finished the book just to finish it. Neither the plot nor the characters enthralled me.

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